La Piña Podcast

Your audible guide and cultural mixtape to interesting places and the incredible people that live there. Brought to you by El Camino Travel with host, Katalina Mayorga.

In each episode we take you deep into a destination, from food to culture to design to everything in between.We interview local tastemakers and creatives who are changing the face of their city. We learn more about them,their craft and we get their local insider tips you won’t find anywhere else.

You’ve heard the stories about millions of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations in the Middle East searching for asylum in Europe and beyond. This spring, we organized a small group of volunteers to help in whatever ways possible at the Port Piraeus Refugee Camp outside Athens.

This episode is much different than our usual beat, as it comes from the heart of a refugee camp in Greece.

In this episode, you’ll hear from a photojournalist who has spent his whole career covering the ongoing social conflict of the country, a designer who partners with Colombian indigenous communities to create ornate jewelry pieces, and an entrepreneur whose business model is quickly disrupting the local coffee culture.

Click play to hear their stories, plus their tips for what to see, do, and eat in Medellin.

In this episode we travel to Mexico City. You will hear from a Mezcal connoisseur who teaches us how to properly find and drink Mezcal, the operations director of a high fashion brand who empowers indigenous populations through high-end fashion, and a fourth generation legacy chef who is incorporating traditional Mexican ingredients (like bugs) into his dynamic menu.